Inspiron 2200 network/ethernet controller question

Question

Ive searched and searched to no extent, trying to find drivers to get the built in ethernet working on this thing. I have no clue what make or model the networking stuff inside this thing is, cause I dont see anything, except it keeps saying Network Controller, and Ethernet Controller drivers are not installed.  And I cant get on the internet with it to find anything, cause the ethernet port dont work, cause I cant find the drivers. Someone please help me! I need the name of the manufacturer of the card These are the choices      Network Dell _Wireless (Except US,Japan) WLAN Card Dell _Wireless (Japan) WLAN Card Dell _Wireless (US) WLAN Card Dell TrueMobile 1300 MPCI Card Dell TrueMobile 1300 PCMCIA Dell TrueMobile 1400 WLAN Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN MiniPCI Card Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN PC Card Dell Wireless 1370 WLAN MiniPCI Card Dell Wireless 1450 WLAN miniPCI Card Dell Wireless 1470 Dual-Band WLAN miniPCI Card Intel (R) PRO/Wireless Network Connection Intel (R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection Intel (R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection Intel (R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection

jmwills · Answer

Try your Resource CD, it will Auto Detect which one you need.

jcadaok · Answer

I dont have any cd's for this computer is my main problem. When I got it, it already had windows xp on it, and I never thought i'd need to work on it for a while. so actaully all I have is just the computer, and no disks, and Dell isnt very helpful wiht me on it, they want me to buy a recovery disk for it. Im not doing that, cuase All I need is the Ethernet drivers, Thanks for any replies

jmwills · Answer

Download Belarc advisor and run it.  It should identify the card.

Gina Q · Answer

Here's the link. It is call the Intel (R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection.

tmilhyn · Answer

I'm suprised they won't mail you the CD's.  I have a two year old Dimension and when I e-mailed them they sent me the Recovery Discs. (Windows XP and the driver and application discs.) When I first spoke to them on the phone they wanted me to buy Windows XP. But when I e-mailed them with my problem and explained my problem and that I never received recovery CD's when I purchased the compter, they shipped them overnight at no charge.

jcadaok · Answer

I got the ethernet controller working, but now its the Network Controller that it cant find a driver for, help anyone?

tmilhyn · Answer

I just went throught the same thing and got mine working this morning.  If you go to dell website and enter your service tag number all the downloads are listed there. I download my network controller there. I had only one to choose from for my Dim 4700 so it was easy.

jmwills · Answer

Did you remember to install the Chip Set drivers first?

jcadaok · Answer

Yup, I installed the chipset drivers and all of that, its just it dont recognize the network controller. My service tag number doesnt show up as anything on the site. It says its Invalid? im Hoping Gina-dell can help me on this, since she knew exactly what the Ethernet controller was. Ive tried everything I can think of so far, but still no Network Controller driver.

tmilhyn · Answer

Go to: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/devices.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&SystemID=INSPIRON%202200&os=WW1&osl=EN this will be the Inspiron 2200 driver. Click network and then on your network connection. There are about 15 to choose from.

jmwills · Answer

You will have two ethernet controllers, one wired and one wireless.

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